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Fash Free @dontwantnofash.bsky.social · 2h

Toronto fans are still adjusting to the fact that it's possible to win a Game 7.

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Kay dublya @kaydublya.bsky.social · 2h

Well, voting took about an hour longer than normal and instead of learning the results tonight we won’t have any idea who won until late tomorrow — but at least it cost us an extra $1.3 million!

And all to combat voter fraud that categorically does not exist.

Great new system, thanks UCP. #abpoli

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Fash Free @dontwantnofash.bsky.social · 6h

It took me 35 minutes to vote just now. I've never waited 10 minutes before.

Fash Free @dontwantnofash.bsky.social · 1d

Awful tyrannical move, deciding teachers are simply slaves who must work when the UCP decrees, with the pay and working conditions unilaterally decided by the UCP.

And it is bound to fail -- in yet another public humiliation for the Danielle Smith ungovernment. #abpoli

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 4d

For those keeping track...

"Alberta Strong and Free": United Conservative Party

"Canada Strong and Free Network": New name for what used to be known as the Manning Centre

"Strong and Free": Alberta's new licence plates

"Truly Strong and Free": Republican Party of Alberta

Republican Party of Alberta banner image

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Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 4d

If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."

Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 4d

John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.

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Fash Free @dontwantnofash.bsky.social · 4d

Although this is the plot of "War Games", somehow I don't see ChatGPT having a revelation that war is bad.

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Fash Free @dontwantnofash.bsky.social · 4d

A gerrymandering jigsaw puzzle of Illinois districts would be nice campaign merch

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 7d

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

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Fash Free @dontwantnofash.bsky.social · 9d

Life under the boot of fascists.

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 10d

Chicago Teachers Union
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Fash Free @dontwantnofash.bsky.social · 10d

A reminder that there is no "proposed pipeline". No private oil companies are proposing anything.

But of course Danielle Smith hasn't let that fact get in the way of her continuing to performatively wail and gnash her teeth about how mean B.C. and Ottawa are blocking the proposal. #abpoli

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David William @nrvscrcts.bsky.social · 11d

"Education now risks becoming the next frontier: Starve the public system, watch it struggle, then present privatization as the solution. Alberta’s actions follow that script." #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

Opinion: Crisis capitalism comes for Alberta’s classrooms

When teachers are supported, students thrive, families prosper, and the province grows stronger.

edmontonjournal.com

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Fash Free @dontwantnofash.bsky.social · 12d

My god, what a wall of propaganda you have to sit through, just to get to a question like "what awesome part of separating do you think will be the most awesome?!"

#abpoli

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Gray Merrett @1ifbyland2ifbysea.bsky.social · 13d

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Fash Free @dontwantnofash.bsky.social · 14d

Claiming there is an "insurrection" is as plainly a lie as claiming the trickle of drugs from Canada is a "national emergency". But he got away with that one because the Supreme Court decided courts shouldn't have any power to stop Trump from violating the Constitution openly.

It won't stop.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d

Trump "We have an Insurrection Act for a reason. If I had to enact it, I'd to that ... if courts were holding us up or governors or mayors were holding us up, sure, I'd do that."

Fash Free @dontwantnofash.bsky.social · 14d

That looks simultaneously very cool as well as horrifying.

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Anjali Enjeti @anjalienjeti.bsky.social · 18d

My god.

“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Fash Free @dontwantnofash.bsky.social · 21d

Mostly a bunch of lies, but "I am left questioning whether the union fully understands what its members are seeking" is fair.

The moment the "tentative agreement" was announced, it was met with an outpouring of angry posts from teachers, who were plainly going to reject it.

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Fash Free @dontwantnofash.bsky.social · 21d

I sadly await the surge of messaging from the UCP, portraying teachers as lazy, greedy fat cats, and public education as a bad idea that could better be handled by private corporate friends of the UCP.

Nothing in this province is made better by having the UCP run things. #abpoli

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Fash Free @dontwantnofash.bsky.social · 21d

Danielle talks about defunding public education, which is batshit crazy Maple MAGA nonsense.

In reality, they need to defund Sam Mraiche.

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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · 23d

🍞🥛 While kids go hungry, Conservatives mocked a National School Food Program as “bureaucracy.” They didn’t just vote against it — they laughed.

This shows what’s at stake: other parties pledge more for schools, Ford’s PCs look backward.
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